Very well said! I don't know why patriotism is so often associated with violence, except that oppression/oppressive states make it necessary. All of the Anarchists I know are patriots. In fact they are Anarchists because they are patriots. Violence is and always should be the very last resort...Like my Uncle Arthur always said "Never throw the first punch...Throw the last!"
Beware of Impossible Rules of Engagement.
Nice...But I made it 71 years on Uncle Arthur's advice.
spoken like a statist, trying to justify their violence